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Polypropylene-based Microfluidic AST Platform
This PP-based MF platform providing a practical solution to improve current culture-based AST and benefiting the fight against AMR through helping doctors prescribe effective, narrow-spectrum antibiotics; they will also be broadly useful for other applications wherein a reliable, solvent-resistant, anti-fouling, and affordable microfluidic chip is needed.
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"Barcode" Cell Sensor
Microfluidic System
This cell sensor is combined with an on-chip culture approach for rapid and automated drug exposure and realized a low-cost and resource-independent platform for portable AST, from which results can be obtained simply through a cell phone.
Coupled with whole-PP chip as the up-stream, bars in "barcode" cell sensor can collect bacterial cells cultured under different antibiotic concentrations and form a "barcode" in less than 15 minutes. Then this "barcode" can be scanned and analyzed by a cell phone. Results will be given in less than one minute without microscope and tedious operations. The AST results procured from the "barcode" cell sensor showed nice agreement to the results obtained by the previously mentioned PP-based AST microfluidic device, as well as the standard MIC values obtained using conventional broth microdilution methods based on the recommendations of the Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI).
How's the system work
The strength of our product
The “barcode” AST platform contains “barcode” cell sensor, the key part, palm-on incubator, portable centrifuge and a mobile app for result reading which is portable and can finish rapid AST within 4 hours.By integrating advanced microfluidic technology with user-friendly design, we aim to make AST more accessible and efficient, not just for healthcare professionals but also for applications in food safety and environmental monitoring. The development of this prototype marks a significant step forward in our mission to deliver innovative and practical solutions for rapid and reliable antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
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Hydrogel AST Platform
This hydrogel AST platform could be directly implemented to new drug discovery and other applications wherein a fast, cost-efficient method for studying the response of microorganisms upon drug administration is desirable.
A key innovation is a two-layer overlaying channel design, which allows multiple test areas to be integrated on a single device and better coverage of concentration in 2D gradients (Fig. 14). The system setup could also be altered by users to suit their specific needs, offering flexible functions. We also developed a new protocol for transferring the bacteria grown on the surface of the device onto a standard microscope slide while retaining the details of their pattern at single-cell level. This allows the convenient use of inexpensive stains such as Gram stain to visualize the results under a simple optical microscope.